What Is an Inter American Driving Permit?

The Inter-American Driving Permit is an identity document that licenses the holder to drive a private motor vehicle in another nation when accompanied by a valid license from their home country. The IADP is similar to the International Driving Permit, but is specific to drivers in North, Central, and South America.

What is the difference between an international driving permit and an Inter American driving permit?

The IADP is similar to the International Driving Permit (IDP), but is specific to drivers in North, Central, and South America. ... The IADP might not be issued by all countries in the Americas, due to most of them being parties of the 1949 Geneva Convention or the 1968 Vienna Convention, thus most only issue the IDP.

How do you get an Inter American driver's permit?

REQUIREMENTS:
  1. Attach 2 identical recent Passport Type Photos (2" x 2") SIGNED ON BACK.
  2. $20.00 Permit fee.
  3. If mailing application, a photocopy of BOTH SIDES of U.S. Driver's License must accompany completed signed application, along with check or money order only (NO CASH by mail)
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